The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-06

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great part Of their money for liquor
now spend 1t in food and clothes
for their families. The retail
grocery men sell more goods and
collect their bills better than ever
before. Thus they are able to set
tie more promptly with the whole
sale men.
A perceptible increase has been
noticed in the number of people
who ride on the street care. Ac.
cOrding to the coal dealers, many
people bought coal and stored 1t
away last winter who had never
been known to do so before. 9th
ers who had been accustomed to
buying two or three tons on time,
bought seven or eight and paid
cash for it. A leading proprietor
of a millinery store said that he had
sold more hats and bonnets to Ia.
boring men for their wives and
daughters, than before IN the his.
tory of his business. Contractors
say their men do better work, and
on Saturday evenings, when they
receive their weeks wages, spend
the same for -four, hams, dry
goods, or other necessary things
for their families. Thus they are
in better spirits, have more hope,
and are not inclined to strike and
growl about higher wages.
Attendance upon the public
schools has increased. The su.
perintendent of public instruction
said in his report to the board Of
education, made January LIST, 1887:
"During the past year it has be-
come a subject of remark by teach
ers in the school and by visitors,
that the children were more tidy,
were better dressed, were better
shod, and presented a neater APP
pearance than ever before. Less
trouble has been experienced in
having parents purchase books
required by the rules, fewer chill.
dren have been withdrawn to aid
in supporting the family, the
higher classes in the grammar
schools have been fuller, and more
children nave been promoted to
to the high schools, both male
and female, than ever before in
the history of the schools. All
these indications point to the in.
creased prosperity of the city, and
to the growing interest of the
cause of education on the part of
the people"
There has been a marked in
crease in attendance upon the
Sunday schools of the city. This
is especially noticeable among the
suburban churches. Many chill
dren have started to the Sunday
schools who we're not able to at.
tend for want Of proper clothing.
Attendance upon the different
churches is far better. From fit.
teen hundred to two thousand
people have Joined the various
churches of the city during the
year.
The determination on the part
of the people to prohibit the liquor
traffic, has stimulated disposition
to do away with other evils. The
laws against gambling are rigidly
enforced. A considerable stock of
gamblers tools gathered together
by the police for several years
past was recently used for the
purpose of makinga large bonfire
on one of the unoccupied squares
of the city. The city council has
refused longer to grant license to
bucket shops, thus putting the
seal of it's condemnation upon
the trade in futures of all kinds.
All these reforms have had O.
decided tendency to diminish
crime. Two weeks were neces.
sary formerly to get through with
the criminal docket. During the
present year it was closed out in |
two days. The chain.gang is al.
most left with nothing but the
chains and the balls. The gang |
part would not be large enough to |
work the public roads ofthe coun.
ty were it not augmented by fresh
supplies from the surrounding |
counties. The city government
is in the hands Of our best citi-
zens.
The majority in this comfy In